Orientation on the ground and planning a sprint race in orienteering

Study the basic information before starting a sporting event !

The first thing you need to choose is the terrain

• Naked park.
• Overgrown forest.
• The urban area, where many tall and large buildings.

Among the emerging options is to give preference to a more complex

Organize "crossovers" on rough terrain with the provision of choice and false data is not so difficult, because it can become a highlight of the sprint race. Such competitions can not be organized on any terrain, because for a qualitative race a proper route is necessary. Even if you do not have a particularly large-scale goal, you still need to consider some tips that can diversify the race (or make orienting on the terrain more interesting).

Changing rhythm

Mental exercises in orienteer should be carried out constantly, because for the successful completion of the competition will require all the wit and speed of decision-making. In such competitions, the athlete must constantly move, make decisions and find the right ways in a short period of time. That is, during the entire race it is necessary to keep a high tempo.

When the athlete is given a lot of time, the orientation on the ground is put aside, and he begins to translate thoughts into foreign objects, losing concentration.

Change of directions

• Turns need to be done more. An experienced orienteer prefers to keep the map in the direction of travel, so it's worth making more turns on the way. For an experienced athlete it will be easy, but if a newcomer to the competition comes to the competition, then he will have a hard time. Sport orientation on the ground, with such manipulations, is severely affected, since it takes time to turn over the map. In addition to deliberate changes in directions, it is necessary to select areas on the road that you would have to bypass, again, changing direction.
• The effect of obstructions. Orienters with experience are usually guided by angles, well, and the angle of rotation of the card, he determines the angle of the connecting lines KP. But even the orientation on the terrain can be confused. When approaching the checkpoint (control point), you may need to run up to a barrier in the form of a building, or when starting to move from one control point to another, you may need to change the direction initially. All these actions can lead the orientation on the terrain to an unexpected result, as disorientation occurs.

Hidden prisms

The average person will see the prism from a distance of several hundred meters, but this is only the average length between the control points. So is this really the orientation of the lines on the terrain - just look in the direction in which the next pointer is set? Here everything is not so simple, because the next landmark is usually hidden in such a way that even a part of it (from the point of KP) was not visible.

Transformation of the orientation in the marking is not desirable

It is recommended to hide the CP for the relief or corners of buildings, but do not hide them in small microobjects. You can find a couple of places where participants would "steer" to a false KP - according to which the orientation on the terrain is like another group.

If a small hill meets the path of the athlete, do not deprive the orienteer of pleasure to climb it on the steepest slope. You can also put a couple of KP in crowded places, which will give athletes plenty of sweat.